PILATES HELPS YOU TO FIND YOUR INNER BALANCE AGAIN Dr. Martina Fenselau is a pulmonary specialist and has been a Pilates teacher since 2019. Particularly in times of high stress, regular training helps not only to strengthen the body, but also the mind, she says. She sat down with Amoena4Life in this interview. Why is Pilates helpful in coronavirus times? Many people complain of a lack of structure in their everyday lives in these times. Pilates helps to structure your day with defined training times. The exercises are very easy to do at home – you don’t need more than a yoga mat and ideally a laptop. Do you also have online groups yourself? I actually teach Pilates at a sports club once a week. At the beginning of the second lockdown [in Germany], i.e. in October 2020, we migrated from our beautiful room to the internet. Almost all our participants have stayed with us. Some new ones have even been added. Can everyone deal with the technology? Actually, this is no longer a problem. Perhaps the only positive aspect of Covid is that we have all learned how to use video conference tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Skype. Of course, you need a reasonably stable internet connection. Are home workouts the future? I think they will be offered in addition to classroom sessions. Training alone at home cannot simply replace the community feeling of being in the gym. It is also much harder for the trainer to correct postures over a screen. There are also a number of pieces of sports equipment in the gym that are missing at home. But online training also has possibilities. If, for example, you are restricted by illness or childcare or your journey is really far, you can use this method to join Pilates in a group. For now I have to motivate myself at home. Do you have a tip for this situation? It is easy to motivate yourself if you set a specific date. A fixed time on a fixed day. Sometimes it helps
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